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The Gileses

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eleven addresses

The directories print twelve people named Giles at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Gileses lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    777 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • A C Giles, a jeweller 1940

    Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1038 Dunsmuir Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Frederick Giles, on active service 1940
  3. 3

    2964 East 28th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Phyllis Giles 1940

    Next door in 1940: A White at 2956. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1649 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Oswald Giles 1940

    Next door in 1940: L E B Carpenter at 1643 and C S Hobbs at 1657. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5776 McKinnon Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • A I Giles, a cutter 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Morris at 5764 and K A Lindblom at 5790. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    722 Smithe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A C Giles, a jeweller 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cabs Blue at 720 and McDonald U Drive Bowell at 726. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3702 West 16th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • R C Giles, a clerk at Great West Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Robertson at 3716. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3993 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G H Giles 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Le Page at 3987. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2315 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs E M Giles 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Reid at 2301 and Mrs J Scouse at 2325. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2194 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A C Giles, in dry goods 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 2190. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    427 West 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E H Giles, retired 1940
    • Margaret A Giles, a stenographer for J S Matthews 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H South at 423 and R A Hall at 429. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the twelve: a clerk, a cutter, a jeweller, an on active service and a stenographer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Killarney, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood and West Point Grey. Each neighbourhood's page shows its trades, its people and every street in it, the way the directory printed them.

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists A C Giles at 777 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur C Giles there as the householder, a jeweller. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Giles at 1038 Dunsmuir Street, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Phyllis Giles at 2964 East 28th Avenue.

The 1940 name section lists Oswald Giles at 1649 Haro Street. A I Giles is listed at 5776 McKinnon Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). The 1940 name section lists Alfred I Giles there as the householder, a cutter. A C Giles, a jeweller, is listed at 722 Smithe Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists R C Giles at 3702 West 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Richard C Giles there as the householder, a clerk at Great West Life. In 1940 the directory lists G H Giles at 3993 West 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George H Giles there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E M Giles at 2315 West 2nd Avenue. A C Giles, in dry goods, is listed at 2194 West 4th Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists E H Giles at 427 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Edwin H Giles there as the householder, retired, with Margaret A Giles, a stenographer for J S Matthews.

Today

777 Burrard, 722 Smithe, 3702 West 16th and 3993 West 21st still have their buildings from before 1946; 2964 East 28th (1991) and 5776 McKinnon (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1038 Dunsmuir, 1649 Haro, 2315 West 2nd, 2194 West 4th and 427 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line: the street sections for 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1940 and 1945, and the name section for 1930 and 1940 where we've read it (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages, since a family's name was often spelled differently from one year to the next; one name can still be several families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. Many Chinese, Japanese and other residents weren't named by the canvassers, so they can't be listed by name: their houses' pages say where. More family names under G. Want a name removed? Tell us.